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HPE StoreOnce vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE StoreOnce
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (3rd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)
OpenText Data Protector
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (52nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

HPE StoreOnce and OpenText Data Protector aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HPE StoreOnce is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 16.6%, down 18.6% compared to last year.
OpenText Data Protector, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 1.0% mindshare, up 0.8% since last year.
Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE StoreOnce16.6%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain20.5%
Dell Avamar10.9%
Other52.0%
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Data Protector1.0%
Veeam Data Platform5.4%
Commvault Cloud3.2%
Other90.4%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

NW
HPE Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Collaborate effectively with partners and benefit from robust data management capabilities
The functions of HPE StoreOnce that I find most valuable are its deduplication and replication options. These features save data and reduce the size of data significantly. If the actual size for backup data is 100 terabytes, using StoreOnce, it will be around less than 10% of the original size due to the 1 to 10 deduplication ratio. So, compression and replication are critical features I appreciate. Additionally, adaptive backup and restore capabilities of HPE StoreOnce are indeed very helpful functions. As I know from my technical team, the process is very easy for end users because the GUI and user experience with StoreOnce are straightforward. They can restore their backups at any time. An important feature of StoreOnce is that they can reserve an amount of storage capacity as protected capacity for a limited time, safeguarding their data against intrusion and other interactions. Based on feedback from customers, StoreOnce is regarded as a highly useful solution for backup. I am satisfied with the security aspects of HPE StoreOnce, but it's crucial for any company to maintain a multi-layer security approach. Starting with a firewall is essential for maintaining their environment. Additionally, security features on StoreOnce are useful. I believe that no company should rely solely on one layer of security; they should adopt a multi-layer security strategy that begins at the network level and extends to their internal solutions.
Ahmad-Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager And Technical Consultant at EEMC
Provides effective backup for physical servers and needs improvements for cloud compatibility
We use OpenText Data Protector for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers. It is effective for direct backups to EMC library or storage without using a repository. However,…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"For anyone who is looking for a long-term archive, as well as a backup solution, this is the ideal product."
"Backups are kind of one of those things where you don't want to worry about it, you don't want to be up at night fiddling with it, and I've probably gone from spending anywhere from maybe four to six hours a week tending backups to about 30 minutes a week."
"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."
"The initial setup of HPE StoreOnce is simple."
"With 3PAR and with StoreOnce, we kind of have an end to end solution for the customer."
"Due to high speed and multiple simultaneous backup sessions our backup window is reduced remarkably, data throughputs are mentioned as follows: Up to 100 TB/hr of backup performance with StoreOnce Catalyst, up to 40 TB/hr of native backup performance, up to 40 TB/hr of restore performance."
"It's stable enough for our backup product."
"If you want a reliable and reasonably-priced product, I would recommend it."
"I've used the product for a long time and am very familiar with all its features."
"The best thing I find with Data Protector as opposed to other products was the inter-compatibility with all different OSs; it's very OS agnostic and just seems to work, and the GUI interface is very intuitive and very easy to use."
"If you have a complex environment, if you have different OS's - Linux, Unix, Windows - if you have backup to disk, Data Protector is a very good choice to cover the whole environment."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"We are able to slowly, but surely, consolidate all the backup infrastructure requirements with one product."
"It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."
"Data Protector is a very mature product that allows custom backups, scheduling, and copying in a manner that reduces the amount of time spent with backups from an administrative point of view."
"The main purpose of this software suite (safely backup and restore main systems) is fully achieved."
 

Cons

"The product's price could be better."
"The cost is at the forefront of everyone's mind."
"We didn't like anything about this product."
"improvement? HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved."
"We archive our backups on tape, so I feel like if we could somehow plug our tape drive directly into the StoreOnce device and set it up to where it would archive based on, if some kind of rules based engine or what have you, that would really be an improvement for us."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."
"But the initial network setup is not intuitive, and this could be improved."
"I recommend not to implement Data Protector, as it is not friendly and you need to have a dedicated person to administer it."
"Based on a recent conversation, technical support has been working to fix a problem for six months, but still haven’t actually fixed it."
"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."
"The scheduler setup could be better. We are facing some issues scheduling the job based on our requirements."
"Some security aspects in Data Protector could be improved."
"We have become frequent customers of the Data Protector technical support team because Data Protector does fairly regularly break."
"The HPE Data Protector may not be enough to support your RPO/RTO needs, specifically for application integrated backups."
"The Virtual Environment component needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."
"The product's pricing is medium."
"The price of the product is reasonable."
"To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."
"There are costs for additional storage and space."
"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."
"The solution requires paying for a license."
"There is a perpetual license involved in addition to support which needs to be renewed annually."
"The pricing is acceptable for enterprise level companies, but it's not acceptable for small- and medium-sized businesses. Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution, and it should cover small- and medium-sized businesses with acceptable prices."
"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."
"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."
"It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."
"They have two types of licensing, one is for storage capacity and the other is client licensing. The capacity licensing here is a bit expensive."
"It is more affordable compared to other vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise30
Large Enterprise51
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise61
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
To improve HPE StoreOnce, I think if HPE generates new models with lower capacities than 80 terabytes, it would be beneficial for the market. We face a significant issue with the current offerings....
What is your primary use case for HPE StoreOnce?
The main use case for HPE StoreOnce is that it serves as an appliance storage for backup and archiving. StoreOnce incorporates deduplication and replication, achieving a ratio that arrives at 1 to ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?
The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?
OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Data Protector?
We use OpenText Data Protector ( /products/opentext-data-protector-reviews ) for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security.
 

Also Known As

HP StoreOnce
Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Eurobank Serbia
GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company
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